📚 Part 1: Identifying Literary Devices

1. Read this quotation from The Last Paper Crane:

"Twisted metal sticking up like the broken ribs of a dying animal."

What literary device is being used in this quotation?

Metaphor

Simile

Alliteration

Personification

2. Which of the following are examples of imagery? (Select all that apply)

"The smoke curled like grey fingers"

"She walked quickly"

"The acrid smell of burning wood"

"Thunder crashed overhead"

3. In the phrase "The city wept tears of rain," what literary device is used?

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Alliteration

4. Complete this sentence: A simile compares two things using the words ________ or ________.

A simile compares two things using the words _____________ or _____________.

✏️ Part 2: Analysis and Effect

5. Look at this quotation: "Twisted metal sticking up like the broken ribs of a dying animal."

What mood or feeling does this description create? Explain your answer.

6. Why do you think the author chose to compare twisted metal to "broken ribs of a dying animal" rather than just saying "twisted metal was everywhere"?

7. Find and write down one quotation from the text that uses imagery to describe the bombing's impact on the setting.

What literary device is used in your chosen quotation?

🎨 Part 3: Creative Application

8. Write your own simile or metaphor to describe a damaged building or landscape. Focus on creating a vivid, emotional image.

9. Reflection: How do literary devices help authors show the emotional impact of events on settings and characters?

Literary Devices Analysis

Literary Devices Analysis

📚 Part 1: Identifying Literary Devices

✏️ Part 2: Analysis and Effect

🎨 Part 3: Creative Application

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